Espoma 8# Garden Tone

From Espoma:

"Natural & Organic fertilizer for an abundant harvest

• Grow delicious cool and warm season vegetables like lettuce, kale, tomatoes, peppers & squash
• Use for herbs like basil, chives, sage, rosemary, parsley & oregano
• Long lasting, slow-release feeding with our exclusive Bio-tone Microbes
• Grow an abundant harvest of nutritious & flavorful vegetables
• 100% natural & organic ingredients with no fillers or sludges

For use on:

All herbs and vegetables

When to use:

• Mix into the garden soil prior to planting.
• Seedlings / Transplants: 7 – 10 days after planting.
• Established plants: Monthly, May through Aug.
• Herbs will only require feeding at time of planting or after a large harvest.

How much to use:

• Soil Preparation for Vegetable Garden
  • Apply 3.5 lbs. per 50 square feet and work into the top 4 to 5 inches of soil. When possible, mix with organic matter such as compost, humus, or peat moss.
• Feeding Vegetables and Tomatoes
  • Single plants: Apply up to 1/3 cup per plant.
  • Rows: Apply 1-1/3 cup each side per 5 ft. of row or 10 lbs. each side per 100 ft. of row.
• Potted Plants
  • New Plants: When preparing soil for new plants, thoroughly mix 2 cups of Garden-tone into each cubic foot of Potting Soil.
  • Established Plants: Sprinkle 1.5 tsp. of Garden-tone per 4″ of pot diameter onto the soil along the outer edge of the pot. Water thoroughly.
• Herbs
  • In the garden – use 1 tbsp. per plant
  • In containers – Use half the rate for potted plants above.

How to apply:

• Individual plants – Sprinkle around the drip line of the plant.
• Row crops – sprinkle evenly on each side of row.
• Do not allow plant food to contact the main stem or foliage of the plant."